May 28, 2010

The “top kill” has worked — for now. U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has said the next 12 to 18 hours will be “very critical” in efforts to permanently stop the spill, which is now believed the largest in U.S. history.

Yesterday, New York City officials and the state assembly agreed tentatively to more than double the number of charter schools, which they hope will give the state a better shot at $700 million in federal grant money.

‘The World Trade Center was conceived by vested interests, promoted by pressure groups, brought into being by a handful of powerful men for reasons of monetary gain or personal pressure, and indirectly subsidized by the taxpayer’